On a summer night in 2017, the life of 59-year-old Mixed Race male, Kenneth Gantz, was tragically cut short. The evening of August 18th found Gantz at the Skyway Park Bowl, a local bowling alley in the Skyway area of Seattle, Washington. It was in the bar area of this establishment, shortly before 1 a.m., that multiple gunshots rang out, causing chaos and panic among the patrons.
When authorities arrived at the scene, they discovered two men who had been shot multiple times.
One of the victims, 24-year-old Dennis Robinson, was found deceased at the scene, located in a back alley area of the bowling alley often used by smokers. Kenneth Gantz was found critically injured and was rushed to Harborview Medical Center for emergency surgery. Despite the efforts of medical staff, Gantz succumbed to his injuries and passed away at the hospital. The King County Medical Examiner's Office later confirmed that both men died from multiple gunshot wounds and ruled their deaths as homicides.
In the days following the shooting, the King County Sheriff's Office launched a homicide investigation. Detectives reviewed surveillance footage from inside the bowling alley and determined that the shooting was not a random act of violence. The footage revealed the presence of a third individual who was deemed a "person of interest" in the case. However, investigators did not publicly release a description of this person, pending positive identification. It remained unclear to investigators whether a third party was responsible for the shooting or if the incident was a result of a dispute between Gantz and Robinson.
As of the latest available online information, no arrests have been made in connection with the murders of Kenneth Gantz and Dennis Robinson. The identity of the person of interest has not been publicly released, and no suspects have been formally named. The case remains an open and unresolved homicide investigation with the King County Sheriff's Office. Anyone with information regarding the shooting has been urged to come forward to assist law enforcement. The community was left to mourn the loss of two lives, with the circumstances surrounding their deaths still shrouded in mystery.
